Re: Roman Numerals

From: Poker Joker (Poker_at_wi.rr.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:59:21 GMT

"Some Dude" <themusicbox@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:ad095bb8.0407300500.22b4b298@posting.google.com...
> Hey, I got 2 questions:
>
> 1. Question ============
>
> I know that there is a rule that if one smaller number stands in front
> of a bigger number, the small is substracted from the bigger one. (Ex:
> IX = 10-1 = 9)
>
> But I thought one could only substract the main numbers I, X and C and
> not the helper letters such as V, L and D.

So the problem is that you do not understand how to subtract
5, 50, and 500, or you are just morally inhibited?

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